Word: drives
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Taylor's pitching was marred by loss of control at times, and he gave six bases on balls, but was effective at critical moments in keeping the Second nine from scoring. Tuckerman pitched well, but allowed four bases on balls. Leonard's timely home run line drive with two men on bases and Nichols's difficult foul catch were features of the game...
Owing to the fact that a time row was held on Friday, the work on Saturday was light. All the stretchers in both boats have been raised in order to make the leg drive more parallel to the keel of the boat...
...mile and seven-eighths course rowing in fours and eights. Coach Higginson directed the work and paid special attention to getting a clean, long finish. In spite of the rather rough water both boats were considerably steadier than on Wednesday, and the crews rowed with more life and drive. When rowing in eights the stroke was, with a few exceptions, very low, rarely exceeding 28 to the minute...
...wind and heavy sea made fast time impossible, but did not deprive the race of the distinction of being among the most interesting of recent years. Although the winning crews won by about three lengths, their lead was gained only after a very hard struggle in which the stronger drive and snappier catch of the Weld crews eventually brought victory. The quality of the work of all the crews gives promise of exceptional racing in the finals for the class championship next Monday...
...rowing being at best unsteady. This is due to the fact that they do not come up on their stretchers properly and that their blade work is poor. The Newell Sophomores are generally unsteady and have a poor catch and a weak finish, while the Weld Sophomores lack leg-drive and do not pull the stroke through to the finish. Nevertheless, they have frequently shown that they are capable of spacing out and making their boat travel well. The Newell Freshmen are not well together and their boat is very unsteady. They have a tendency to rush their slides...